Wall mounted scrubber apparatus

ABSTRACT

A wall mounted scrubber apparatus for cleaning and exfoliating includes a base having a front side, a back side, a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side defining a base inside. The top side has an intake aperture extending through to the base inside and the front side has a plurality of output apertures extending through to the base inside. The base inside is configured to hold a liquid soap and release said liquid soap through the plurality of output apertures. A cap is selectively engageable with the intake aperture. A plurality of suction cups is coupled to the back side and is configured to secure the base to a shower wall. A plurality of brushes is coupled to the base. Each brush comprises a cluster of bristles coupled to the front side of the base around one of the output apertures.

(b) CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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(g) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to hygiene devices and more particularly pertainsto a new hygiene device for cleaning and exfoliating.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to hygiene devices.

(h) BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a base having a front side, a back side, a topside, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side defining a baseinside. The top side has an intake aperture extending through to thebase inside and the front side has a plurality of output aperturesextending through to the base inside. The base inside is configured tohold a liquid soap and release said liquid soap through the plurality ofoutput apertures. A cap is selectively engageable with the intakeaperture. A plurality of suction cups is coupled to the back side and isconfigured to secure the base to a shower wall. A plurality of brushesis coupled to the base. Each brush comprises a cluster of bristlescoupled to the front side of the base around one of the outputapertures.

An alternative embodiment of the disclosure generally comprises a basehaving a front side, a back side, a top side, a bottom side, a leftside, and a right side defining a base inside. The top side has anintake aperture extending through to the base inside and the front sidehas a plurality of output apertures extending through to the baseinside. The base inside is configured to hold a liquid soap and releasesaid liquid soap through the plurality of output apertures. A cap isselectively engageable with the intake aperture. A plurality of suctioncups is coupled to the back side and is configured to secure the base toa shower wall. A loofah is coupled to the front side of the base andcovers the plurality of output apertures.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

(i) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a wall mounted scrubber apparatusaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

(j) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through6 thereof, a new hygiene device embodying the principles and concepts ofan embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by thereference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the wall mounted scrubberapparatus 10 generally comprises a base 12 having a front side 14, aback side 16, a top side 18, a bottom side 20, a left side 22, and aright side 24 defining a base inside 26. The front side 14 and the backside 16 may have rounded corners to prevent user discomfort. The topside 18 has an intake aperture 28 extending through to the base inside26 and the front side 14 has a plurality of output apertures 30extending through to the base inside 26. The plurality of outputapertures 30 may be arranged in a matrix. The number of rows of theoutput apertures 30 may be 50% greater than the number of columns of theoutput apertures 30.

A bladder 32 may be coupled within the base inside 26. The bladder 32 isin fluid communication with the intake aperture 28 and each of theoutput apertures 30. The bladder 32 is configured to hold a liquid soapand release said liquid soap through the plurality of output apertures30. The base 12 may be malleable to allow pressure applied to the frontside 14 to squeeze the bladder 32 and eject more liquid soap through theoutput apertures 30. A cap 34 is coupled to the base 12. The cap 34 isselectively engageable with the intake aperture 28. A plurality ofsuction cups 36 is coupled to the back side 16 of the base and isconfigured to secure the base 12 to a shower wall 38. The plurality ofsuction cups 36 may be six suction cups 36.

A plurality of brushes 40 is coupled to the base 12. Each brush 40comprises a cluster of bristles 42 coupled to the front side 14 of thebase around one of the output apertures 30. Each brush 40 may have acircular outer face 44, a cylindrical shoulder portion 46, and a taperedneck portion 48 extending back towards the front side 14 of the base. Inan alternative embodiment of the invention 11 a loofah 50 is coupled tothe base 12 rather than the plurality of brushes 40. The loofah 50 iscoupled to the front side 14 of the base and covers the plurality ofoutput apertures 30.

In use, the bladder 32 is filled with liquid soap through the intakeaperture 28 and the cap 34 is used to seal the base inside 26. Theplurality of suctions cups 36 is used to mount the base 12 to the showerwall 38. While showering, a user can press his back against theplurality of brushes 40 or the loofah 50 to release the liquid soapthrough the output apertures 30 and to easily clean and exfoliatedifficult to reach places.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

I claim:
 1. A wall mounted scrubber apparatus comprising: a base, thebase having a front side, a back side, a top side, a bottom side, a leftside, and a right side defining a base inside, the top side having anintake aperture extending through to the base inside and the front sidehaving a plurality of output apertures extending through to the baseinside, the base inside being configured to hold a liquid soap andrelease said liquid soap through the plurality of output apertures; acap coupled to the base, the cap being selectively engageable with theintake aperture; a plurality of suction cups coupled to the base, theplurality of suction cups being coupled to the back side and configuredto secure the base to a shower wall; a plurality of brushes coupled tothe base, each brush comprising a duster of bristles coupled to thefront side of the base around one of the output apertures; and a bladdercoupled within the base inside, the bladder being in fluid communicationwith the intake aperture and each of the output apertures, the bladderbeing configured to hold the liquid soap and release said liquid soapthrough the plurality of output apertures, the bladder having undulatingfront and rear faces and an undulating peripheral edge extending aroundthe front and rear faces, each output aperture being environmentallycoupled to the front face of the bladder between undulations such thatthe front face is convex between adjacent output apertures alignedperpendicular to the and extending between the top side and the bottomside of the base.
 2. The wall mounted scrubber apparatus of claim 1further comprising each brush having a circular outer face, acylindrical shoulder portion, and a tapered neck portion extending backtowards the front side of the base.
 3. The wall mounted scrubberapparatus of claim 1 further comprising the plurality of outputapertures being arranged in a matrix.
 4. The wall mounted scrubberapparatus of claim 3 further comprising the number of rows of the outputapertures being 50% greater than the number of columns of the outputapertures.
 5. The wall mounted scrubber apparatus of claim 1 furthercomprising the plurality of suction cups being six suction cups.
 6. Thewall mounted scrubber apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the frontside and the back side having rounded corners.
 7. A wall mountedscrubber apparatus comprising: a base, the base having a front side, aback side, a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right sidedefining a base inside, the front side and the back side having roundedcorners, the top side having an intake aperture extending through to thebase inside and the front side having a plurality of output aperturesextending through to the base inside, the plurality of output aperturesbeing arranged in a matrix; a bladder coupled within the base inside,the bladder being in fluid communication with the intake aperture andeach of the output apertures, the bladder being configured to hold aliquid soap and release said liquid soap through the plurality of outputapertures, the bladder having undulating front and rear faces and anundulating peripheral edge extending around the front and rear facessuch that the front face is convex between adjacent output aperturesaligned perpendicular to the and extending between the top side and thebottom side of the base; a cap coupled to the base, the cap beingselectively engageable with the intake aperture; a plurality of suctioncups coupled to the base, the plurality of suction cups being coupled tothe back side and configured to secure the base to a shower wall; and aplurality of brushes coupled to the base, each brush comprising acluster of bristles coupled to the front side of the base around one ofthe output apertures, each brush having a circular outer face, acylindrical shoulder portion, and a tapered neck portion extending backtowards the front side of the base.